It’s the beginning of the year, and you and your staff are falling (or will fall) into a routine. You’re deciding on coverage and settling into a rhythm. Hopefully you looked at The Mike Taylor Back-to-school Checklist for New Advisers before the school year began. If you haven’t, check it out! There’s lots of useful…
School is almost back in session for many of you, and that means it’s time to start getting ready for your 2018 yearbooks. New yearbook advisers still might not be sure exactly where to start, or how to get things rolling. That’s why Walsworth Yearbooks will be kicking off its webinar series for this school…
Walsworth Yearbooks knows how tricky that first year can be for new yearbook advisers. There’s a lot to learn, and life comes at you fast with all the pressures of creating a book and managing staff while facing deadlines. Fortunately, we’re here to help with a ton of resources specifically for new yearbook advisers in…
Standing well over six feet tall, with a booming voice, penchant for bright-colored shirts and a dynamic personality to match, Walsworth’s Mike Taylor is hard to miss. The Certified Journalism Educator can often be spotted, microphone in hand, at the many yearbook conferences he attends. He’s more than just a big personality – Mike Taylor…
The next event in the Walsworth Yearbooks new advisers’ webinar series will focus on why yearbook advisers and staffs should be attending summer workshops. Why Workshops Work: The secret of a successful yearbook staff will take place on Tuesday, May 2, at 3 p.m. Central time, and will be hosted by Walsworth’s Sabrina Schmitz, CJE,…
This is part two of our series with Brianna Kleinschmidt. For ways administrators can support new advisers, read part one here. Brianna Kleinschmidt took an unusual path to her current position. She’s the principal of Benicia High School in Benicia, California. Before that, she was a vice principal. But before that, she was an English…
Principal Brianna Kleinschmidt offers advice to administrators on how they can support their yearbook advisers. If you’re a first-year adviser, check out Kleinschmidt’s advice to you here. It was a quick rise to the top for Brianna Kleinschmidt. She moved from yearbook adviser to principal in just a few years. “I definitely didn’t set out…
Advice is free, but it’s never cheap when it is given with care and received with enthusiasm. This is the purpose behind Walsworth’s new eBook, Becoming a Mentor. We’re recruiting mentors for our Adviser Mentor Program. This may be intimidating, so Walsworth has put together a guide to walk you through a year of mentoring.…
It’s easy to feel overwhelmed as a new yearbook adviser, but summer training and workshops can make it possible to start the school year prepared. If you’re a teacher about to dive in to your first year as an adviser, carve out a few days for training (maybe July 10-12) and you’ll feel much better…
If you were unable to attend our webinar on recruiting, “Mirror, mirror on the wall: How to recruit the best yearbook staff of all!” yesterday afternoon, you can still catch it! Walsworth’s Mike Taylor, CJE, had lots of great advice for new and experienced advisers, including how to get staffs to promote the yearbook program…
